BUG: Custom Build Rule Not Saved for File Excluded from Build

ID: Q167324

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When a file has custom build rules associated with it and the file is excluded from the build, the custom build rules are not saved when the project is closed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new ATL COM project named ATLCOM.

On the Build menu, click Settings, and then click the General tab. Exclude atlcom.idl from build for all configurations.

Close and reload the workspace.

On the Build menu, click Settings, and then click the Custom Build tab and notice that the custom build rule for atlcom.idl isn't there.

Additional query words: custom build


Keywords          : kbtool kbATL kbide kbVC kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbGrpDSTools 
Version           : winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999